New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-06-29
DAKOTA q TER ITORIA i NEWS.

Frank Shepard mas been appointed
postmaster at Ft. Abraham Lincoln,
Morton county, vice VIM. Cannon de-
ceased.
The following Dakota pensions have
been issued: Original G.. Burger,
Waterbury; A. Hecles Miller, Fred.
erick.
Chas. Greene and VIM. Hamline
two horse thieves, we're sentenced in
the Pierre court to five years in the
Sioux Falls penitentiary.
Several quarter sections OF valuable
improved land in Hamline county be-
longing to j. S. Keator OF Moline and
d. J. Spaulding of Black River Falls
have been Cancelled and opened for
entry. Mr.. Spaulding vas tried in
1888 at Yankton, in the United
States court, for making fraudulent
entries, and acquitted. He is a.
brother-in law OF the Hon. w. T. Price
OF Wisconsin.
The new artesian we'll at Yankton
struck water bearing rocks at a depth
OF 475 feet. About sixty feet remain
to be drilled before the level of the
heavy fowls struck. The contractors
say they are after the largest flowing
well in the world.
Sitting Bull showed his grief for his
daughters death by attempting to
kill all his enemies.
G. Wilson and James Reed, resi-.
dents of Faulkton, became involved in
a, quarrel which ends fatally TO the
latter.
The North Dakota Loan & Trust
Company, with unlimited capital and
credit, will commence business in
Jamestown.
Gov. Church has issued a proclama.
ton, forbidding the Importation, ex-
cept under certain restrictions, OF
cattle from infected eastern districts.
A quarantine OF ninety days is i'm
posed upon cattle coming from the
following states: Illinois, Pennsyl-
vania. New York, New Jersey, Mary
land, Delaware, District Of Columb ia.
Virginia, Vermont, Texas and the Do
minion of Canada.
Judge Mcconnell will hold court
at Lisbon the week commencing
July IL.
While boring for water on Robert
Dams farm, four miles north OF Pierre,
a strong pressure Of gas was struck.
Arrangements have been made to test
the quality and the strength OF the gas.
At Huron, John Longstaff, one OF
the proprietors OF the Daily Huronite,
and Miss Rose Schicht, were united in
marriage by Rev. D. S. McCoslin, at
the Presbyterian church.
The Yerxa Hose company, OF Fargo
was awarded the prize at Washington
as the best appearing company in tha
annual parade.
Conductor Burns and Brakeman
Collins, on the train from the east,
had a fight with q gang Of toughs at
Bridgewater, in which three OF the
| latter were laid out SO effectively that
| they could not continue the journey.
They refused to pay their fare, and
the train men put them off.
Messrs. Colby and Powers, trustees
for the Yankton insane asylum, say
that there Is no truth whatever in the
charges OF corruption that have beer
so circulated for partisan and selfish
motives. All the funds that have
come into their hands have been dis
i bursed for the uses of the asylum
maintenance, improvements, etc, and
4 the use Of funds appropriated for one
nothing, as it was all necessarily
used for the benefit Of the institution
/ Under all the wild clamor and charges
that have been made, they are con
/ .scious of a faithful performance o
4 duty. They are ready to answer al
charges that may be officially made
and to convince the public of the IN
tegrity of their official conduct.
At the Fourth Tournament of tn,
i North Dakota Fireman ASSOCIATION al
/ Wapheton, the association officers fol
IS H 3 & 4
the ensuing year were chosen as follows
President, j. c. McKendry;; first vic,
! president, George c. Egger, j JAMESTOWN
second vice president, D. Mcdonald
Grand Forks; secretary, Frank Gray
Wahpeton; treasurer, G. w. Pierce
jamestown; executive committee, G
4 B. Bristol, Grafton; J. B. Winters
Grand Forks; A. p. Sunderhouf, Wa
4 hpeton.
/ Gov. Church and Judge Spencer arr
erecting summer cottages ON the shor.
of Lake Kanpeska.
4 Capacity of a Freight Car.
A load is nominally 10 tons, or 20,
900 pounds. The following can b
rarried: Whiskey. go barrels. salt;